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The Real Harm Tariffs Are Doing to Our Economy
In recent days, reports have surfaced highlighting the potential long-term impacts of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration over the last year. Economic growth could drag and close to a million jobs hang in the balance if the trade disputes, particularly with China, persist. The Congressional Budget Office, in its annual budget and economic outlook,… -
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Angel Dad: Border Wall Funding ‘Would Have Been There Months Ago’ If Pelosi or Schumer’s Child Were Killed
If congressional Democrats suffered the way the family of Dan Ferguson, an angel dad, has, funding for a border wall would have been approved months ago, Ferguson told “Fox & Friends” hosts Monday. Ferguson’s daughter Amanda was killed in a hit-and-run accident in November 2018. Joel Velazquez, 24, is in the U.S. illegally and had been drinking… -
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Stacey Abrams’ False Claims About Election Integrity
In her response on behalf of Democrats to the State of the Union address, Stacey Abrams employed more of the over-the-top rhetoric that has come to characterize political opposition in the age of Trump. After laying out her grievances against the president and offering few concrete policies, Abrams’s speech pivoted to a harangue intended to… -
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Nick Sandmann’s Lawyers Seek Retractions From 50 Celebrities, Media Outlets
An “avalanche of false accusations, false portrayals, and cyberbullying” are the main reasons cited for likely legal action on behalf of Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann and his family, according to his attorneys. On Jan. 25, Sandmann’s legal team, Todd McMurtry and L. Lin Wood—a prominent defamation and libel lawyer—sent more than 50… -
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Yale Grads Publish Conservative Kids Books
Amalia Halikias and Josh Bansal entered Yale University in 2011 and 2012 as two liberal young people, but graduated as conservatives and on a mission to teach children traditional values. Bansal and Halikias determined that one of the most effective ways to teach moral principles is through storytelling, because books play a pivotal role in… -
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Why US Needs to Break the Ice on Coast Guard Funding
Unlike the other branches of the military, the U.S. Coast Guard’s funding falls under the Department of Homeland Security, rather than the Defense Department. As a consequence, the Coast Guard is the only military branch whose members didn’t get paid during the recently ended 35-day partial federal government shutdown. Adm. Karl Schultz, the Coast Guard’s… -
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Podcast: This New Congressman Once Interrogated Saddam Hussein
On today’s podcast, we’re featuring an exclusive interview with Rep. Mark Green. He’s a freshman Republican from Tennessee who shares his first impressions of Congress and his unique role in the capture of Saddam Hussein (whom Green spent six hours interrogating overnight). Also on today’s show: Your letters to the editor. Next week your letter… -
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We Hear You: Media Outlets Slime Teens for Wearing ‘MAGA’ Hats
Editor's note: Media distortion of the recent encounter between Catholic schoolboys and a Native American activist near the Lincoln Memorial, and The Daily Signal's coverage of that, prompted an outpouring from our audience. That's the topic today. Write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: "Tribal elder" Nathan Phillips speaks with a forked tongue, is… -
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The Truth About Border Walls’ Effectiveness
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion but not to his own facts.” That pithy observation is attributed to the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who served in the Senate from 1977 to 2001. The final two years of Moynihan’s stint in the Senate overlapped the first two years of that of his fellow New… -
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Media Misses: The Embrace of the Green New Deal
Democrats unveiled their latest version of the Green New Deal on Thursday, but despite some concessions to reality, this version is still little more than socialism masked as environmental policy. But that didn’t stop the media from fawning all over it. Where was the fact-checking when you needed it? Most media reports focused on the… -
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8 Takeaways From Acting AG Whitaker’s House Judiciary Committee Hearing
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker doesn’t expect to remain in the job for more than another week, as the Senate is expected to confirm nominee William Barr for the position. Whitaker has been in the office long enough, however, to be sharply grilled by Democrats—and a pair of Republicans—at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Friday…. -
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The ‘New Normal’: An Era of Bigger Migrant Caravans Has Begun
KYIV, Ukraine—Over the past year, migrant caravans from Central America have become bigger and better organized, experts and officials say, underscoring a looming immigration crisis that will test U.S. immigration laws and strain the U.S.-Mexico relationship. On Jan. 29, John Rood, U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, told Congress that three migrant caravans were crossing… -
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This Charter School Metropolis Now Seeks a Moratorium on Charter Growth
The Los Angeles Board of Education voted 5-1 on Jan. 29 on a resolution to temporarily halt charter school growth after negotiations were reached with the teachers union. The resolution seeks state approval of a moratorium on charter schools in Los Angeles Unified School District for eight to 10 months to allow for an impact… -
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The Tremendous Power of Transgender Ideologues
Transgender ideologues have tremendous power in our culture, and they’re wielding it against the least powerful. If children and their families can survive the pill-pushing gender clinicians, they still have to face the virtue-signaling politicians and their speech bans. It’s the Hotel Transgender: You can check in, but you can never leave. Put Kids on… -
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On Occupational Licensing, Texas Is Again the ‘Lodestar State’ for Legal Reforms
Texas has been at the forefront of state prison and criminal justice reform since 2007, but it isn’t resting on its laurels. By reforming its criminal justice system, Texas has sensibly and carefully reduced its prison population, cut state spending, and expanded prisoners’ access to drug and mental health treatment and to education programs—all of… -
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A Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program Will Damage School Choice
Americans need more education choice, but just as importantly, we need to preserve the invaluable system of federalism that has been at the cornerstone of our republic. During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump called on Congress to “pass school choice for America’s children.” Over in the pages of Education Next, Ira… -
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Ivanka Trump Says Art Exhibit Depicting Her Vacuuming Is ‘Sexist’
Ivanka Trump detailed what “infuriated” her about a “sexist” art exhibit featuring a look-a-like model vacuuming up crumbs that viewers throw at her, during an interview that aired Friday. “Well, I think it’s a very sexist representation of a woman, but what bothered me about this image is they hired a 16-year-old girl to stand… -
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Sen. Mike Lee Slams Senate Judiciary Democrats for ‘Wildly Inappropriate’ Questions on Religion
Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee condemned the Senate Judiciary Democrats on Thursday for questioning judicial nominees’ religious beliefs before the committee. Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono denied ever instituting a religious test and scolded Lee for what she believed was censuring her. “You can’t openly, publicly question a nominee about that nominee’s religious beliefs, about…